by Asithandile Tyulu | Mar 31, 2022 | Our News
Dorothy Dyer Many lecturers complain that their students struggle with writing, particularly the formal academic writing required for tertiary study. But the curriculum is so packed it is hard to find time to support students to develop this vital skill. So…...
by Asithandile Tyulu | Mar 31, 2022 | Our News
Ros Haden It was a joyful occasion when we came together to celebrate FunDza’s 10 year journey in the beautiful gardens of The Homestead in Plumstead. We bid a fond farewell to Mignon Hardie, who has headed up FunDza since its inception, and a warm welcome to new...
by Mignon | Apr 20, 2021 | Our News
Who’re they, you may well ask. Why do I want to meet them? Well, the truth is they don’t exist but we’ve created them to use as personas within FunDza to build profile of our audience and who we are reaching. We were introduced to the concept of...
by Mignon | Apr 12, 2021 | Our News |
On 6 April 2021, FunDza turned 10 years old! We’re hugely proud of our longevity and the impact that we have had on the lives of young people across our country – and beyond too! A little later in the year we will release an impact report that will...
by Mignon | Sep 17, 2020 | Our News
During lockdown it was interesting to note that many of our partner organisations who started working online felt more comfortable using our WhatsApp site rather than our mobi site. This was probably because WhatsApp became such a popular group space, with...
by Mignon | Jul 28, 2020 | Our News
FunDza is celebrating some great news – the fundza.mobi site has been zero-rated by all major mobile operators in the country. This means that young people across the land can access the stories, blogs, poetry, plays and more on the fundza.mobi platform without...
by Mignon | Apr 22, 2020 | Our News
When Gift of the Givers asked us if we could supply them with flyers about FunDza to go out with food parcels, it got us thinking about how we could get other reading material to young people in lockdown… And that’s how ‘Soul Food from FunDza’ was born. We took four...
by Dorothy Dyer | Nov 15, 2019 | Our News
It’s always great to keep up with writers we have worked with, and see what they are doing. Lawrence Simelane was a mentee writer in one of our projects in Gauteng in 2015. He is also involved in the performing arts – and his original story was about a pantsula...
by Team Fundza | Oct 4, 2019 | Our News
Imagine the shock of getting a call at work. I should probably point out that no one would ever call me at work if they know me personally. The caller was a woman from Communiversity in Vrygrond, Cape Town. Communiversity is an organisation aimed at helping young...
by Dorothy Dyer | May 21, 2019 | Our News
We are working on an exciting new project with the National Association of Child Care Workers (NACCW). For one of their interventions, the NACCW have two field-workers at eight high schools in KZN where they support learners with psycho-social issues and interact with...
